Neoliberalism and Conflict In Asia After 9/11 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415568390 ISBN 13: 9780415568395

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

This collection provides a critical assessment of watershed events in East and Southeast Asia, examining the interplay of security and economic issues in shaping the nature of political regimes. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal Critical Asian Studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Garry Rodan is the Director of the Asia Research Centre and Professor of Politics and International Studies at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.

Kevin Hewison is the Director of Carolina Asia Centre at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was previously the Director of the Southeast Asia Research Centre at the City University of Hong Kong.

Review:

The 12 essays presented by Rodan and Hewison examine social, economic, and political conflict in Asia at the current moment of neoliberal capitalism. The first group of essays, premised on the notion that market systems are inherently political and conflict-ridden, analyzes the changing nature of capitalist market systems in East and Southeast Asia. Topics in this section include the “securitization of US foreign economic policy in East Asia; debate over what constitutes Asian regionalism; and the relationship between international capital, Singapore’s state companies, and security. The next section focuses on forms of conflict involving domestic and political institutions and governance mechanisms for suppressing contestation of neoliberalism. Specific issues include rural land reform in China, neoliberalism and political alliances in the Philippines, Indonesian local party politics, and the political economy of developmental aid selectivity. --Reference & Research Book News

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0415568390
• ISBN 13: 9780415568395
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262
• Editor: Rodan Garry